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  "path": "/uk/analysis/2026/03/30/inequality-and-april-budgeting/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-30T18:58:15.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
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  "textContent": "UK shoppers are facing a desperate struggle for basic essentials as the war in Iran triggers a price shock. Pessimism has taken root across the country, and who can fucking blame people? When you have 14 million households struggling to afford basic essentials, it’s hard not to feel abandoned by the elite-serving system. April brings […]\n\nBy Antifabot",
  "title": "Economic inequality and the farce of ‘April showers’ budgeting"
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